Phytoremediation is the direct use of living green plants for in situ, or in place, removal, degradation, or containment of contaminants in soils, sludges, sediments, surface water, and groundwater. It is a low-cost, solar-energy-driven cleanup technique.
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Prospects of Pesticide Contamination and Control Measures in Aquatic Systems: A Green Approach
Roopa Rani (Manav Rachna University, India), Prem Kishore Patnala (Manav Rachna University, India), and Vinayak V. Pathak (Manav Rachna University, India)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6111-8.ch020
Abstract
In this chapter, up-to-date knowledge on extenuation strategies to diminish pesticide accumulation in aquatic systems, which has remained a major concern for ground water as well as surface water, adversely affecting aquatic ecosystems and humans through bio-magnification, are included. Several factors affect the toxicity of pesticides like dosage of concentration, relative toxicity, and chemical interactions. The best approach to decrease pesticide pollution in environment is to use safer, non-chemical control methods, and industrial or sewage superfluous should not be dumped into water reservoirs without proper pretreatment. Biological and chemical methods used for the control measures of pesticides pollution in aquatic systems. Thus, a greener approach for remedy of pesticide-contaminated aquatic system could be more cost-effective and sustainable.